GOLDEN, Colo. -- A former Evergreen High School student who uploaded photos of himself posing with guns on Myspace.com was sentenced to up to 18 months probation Thursday on charges of possession of a handgun by a juvenile.

The 16-year-old who was not identified has already spent two months in a youth detention facility.

The boy and his parents did not speak at the sentencing hearing and the family lawyer said they are considering an appeal.

The boy posted photos of himself holding a number of rifles and handguns.

The boy's father is a gun collector and airline pilot. He testified that he gave his two sons training in the safe handling of weapons, but that he was upset when he found out about the photos posted on the Web site.

In one of the photos, the teen is surrounded by rifles and is holding two handguns with a caption that said, "Angel o' death on wings o' lead."

One of the written entries from the student on the Web site said: "People suck and deserve to die." Another said that music "makes the difference between a good day and me holding some stupid person at gunpoint in the frozen foods section with a gun to their head while its being pressed against a bag of peas."

The father said earlier that he has removed all weapons from the home. He plans to enroll his son in a private school.

Authorities received an anonymous tip about the postings through Safe 2 Tell, a youth crime prevention program.